F Lagos 1978

Kjell Johansson #52 def. Robin Drysdale #60

9-8 6-3

Kjell Johansson defeated Robin Drysdale 9-8 6-3 in the 1978 Lagos final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldKjell JohanssonRobin Drysdale
Country SWE GBR
Birth dateFeb 12, 1951Sep 18, 1952
Age2725
Height
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)5260
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7461,618
Current career W-L111–13135–77
Current career earnings$49,711$9,754
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kjell Johansson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sashi Menon 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 1978SF
Tenny Svensson 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 1978QF
Roger Taylor 6-4 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 1978R16
Tom Leonard #387-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 1978R32

Kjell Johansson's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Robin Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ismail El Shafei 4-6 6-4 6-4WMatch dataMar 10, 1978SF
Colin Dowdeswell 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 1978QF
Harry Fritz 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 1978R16
Robert Reininger 6-2 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 1978R32